Our free (donations welcome!), regularly scheduled tours are open to the public but NOT open to parties of 8 or more. If you plan to bring 8 or more walkers to a regular tour, please book a private group tour.

Fairmont Hotel Tour
The 'Grand Dame' of San Francisco

Fairmont Hotel Tour: Oh if the walls of the Fairmont could only talk, the tales they could tell.
Walls can't talk but your City Guide can and will. There are tales of mistresses, murder, fraud,
drunkards, and prohibition. The walls hold stories of Presidents and politicians, royalty and
dignitaries, and the rich and famous all woven into the history of the Fairmont Hotel.
Register for this tour and you will discover the secret tales of the "Grand Dame."
Note: This tour is offered on a registration basis only. You must register on line. Click here to see available dates and make (or cancel) a reservation for the Fairmont Hotel tour.

Diego Rivera Mural at the Stock Exchange Tower

The Diego Rivera mural "Allegory of California" is in an area normally closed to the public. Once each month, however, this mural can be viewed by participants in a reservations only City Guides tour Click here for more information and to see available dates and make (or cancel) a reservation for the tour.

City Guides tours rated "Best" by 7x7

7x7 magazine has named City Guides as the Best SF Walking Tour. "City Guides is proud," said Executive Director Michael Cushing, "to be recognized by yet another Best of SF List! Thank you 7x7 Magazine, our volunteer guides appreciate the well-deserved praise."

Golden Gate Park Tours

San Francisco City Guides and San Francisco Parks Alliance have joined forces to offer enticing new tours of Golden Gate Park. The first tours to be offered are:

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Next training is scheduled to begin January 2016!

San Francisco City Guides is looking for volunteers to give our famous historical neighborhood walking tours. As the official ambassadors of San Francisco, locals and visitors love City Guides volunteers and the stories they share. Fill out an application today!

But it's not just about history! Since 1978 our free walks have created something far more important, a sense of place. In an ever-changing city our impact is so important!